Monthly Archives: January 2011

Livestreaming Opening Session Of Congress, 1.5.2011

The republicans are planning on live-streaming the opening session of Congress using Facebook.  For those, (like me) that refuse to use Facebook, C-Span will also be covering the opening – hit the link here.
Republicans to Live Stream Opening Session of Congress on Facebook
Posted by Nick Schaper [...]

Glenn Beck, 1.4.2011: e4 & Progressives Stoking Revolution

Glenn starts to layout his plan for the direction of this year’s program with his ‘e4′ plan of ‘enlightenment, education, empowerment, entrepreneurship’ and a call to action for Americans to have a personal revolution to lead and thereby create the change we have been seeking.

Economic Headlines To Catch Up On, 1.4.2011

There a numerous stories about different aspects of the economic crunch; too many for this lone writer to cover as fast as they are coming in….so here’s a wrap-up for you to peruse.
MarketTicker:
More Back-Door Bailouts (BAC This Time)
Where We Are, And Where We’re Headed (2011)
Economic Collapse:
Economic War
The Shadow Banking System: A Third Of All The [...]

Niall Ferguson: Empires On The Edge Of Chaos

Question: What creates debt?
Answer: Credit.
What does a person or organization pay on money that has been borrowed from someone else?
Answer: Interest.
In the past when our government needed money, they took out loans from other governments to help them pay for wars, but there was a limit to the amounts they could borrow and [...]

UFC Champ Jacob Volkmann Calls Out Obama

The Year of the Awakening has started when UFC Champ (and doctor) Jacob Volkmann looks forward to a match with Barry and states that ‘someone has to knock some sense into that idiot‘.
Un-frakkin-believable.  You gotta love Minnesotans, (and how long before Big Sis throws his ass in the gulag?)

(H/T BB)

Glenn Beck, 1.3.2011: America’s Crushing Debt

The Judge is filling in for Glenn as he stocks up on chalk for tomorrow’s show.  The Judge interviews Sens. Rand Paul (Kentucky) and Mike Lee (Utah) about the $14.3 trillion dollar debt ceiling that is imminently facing our nation and congress. He also interviews our favorite economist, David Buckner, and Steve Moore about [...]

The $1.3 Trillion Dollar Black Hole In The Economy

The answers can be found in the red and yellow bars above, representing Federal government spending and state and local government spending.  Federal spending rose by $700 billion, and state and local government spending rose by $300 billion.  (With the state and local spending being funded by Federal government  transfers that [...]

Tackling Unfunded Pensions; Raising Taxes And Watching The Economy Shrink

Recently, we have been talking about the impending tsunami of unfunded pension liabilities across the country (some $3 Trillion) as states, cities and municipalities come face to face with the debt that has been created by very generous pension plans for government workers.
Last Thursday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the bi-partisan pension reform bill into [...]

Gerald Celente, 12.29.2010; The Fed’s $20 Trillion Bailout/Payoff

(Editor’s Note:  For those looking for a ‘Happy New Year’ from the Monster; dream on…it’s just another day in the campaign against the Wall Street banks, DHS, the Federal Reserve, colluding large corporations (Wal-Mart) and the bloated federal government.)
Gerald Celente being interviewed on KFI AM 640 with John and Ken about the $20 Trillion that [...]

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